Minoru Kimura

Minoru Kimura
Born	Kimura Philip Minoru September 9, 1993 Curitiba, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65.0 kg (143.3 lb; 10.24 st)
Division	Featherweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Japan
Team	Fighting Kairos
Kickboxing record
Total	28
Wins	21
By knockout	15
Losses	6
By knockout	5
Draws	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By knockout	1

Minoru Kimura is a Brazilian kickboxer, fighting out of Fighting Kairos Gym.

Kickboxing

Kimura fights in the Featherweight Division and has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex,^[1] Hideaki Yamazaki, Yasuomi Soda,^[2] Masaaki Noiri,^[3] Massaro Glunder^[4] and Hiroya.

On 15 December 2015, Kimura was ranked the #2 Featherweight in the world by LiverKick.com.^[5]

Mixed martial arts

In September 2016, Kimura made his mixed martial arts debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation in Tokyo. He faced Charles Bennett and lost the fight via TKO just seven seconds into the first round.

Titles and accomplishments

• 2012 MA Japan Super Lightweight Champion

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing record

21 Wins , 6 Losses , 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2016-06-24 Win NOMAN K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament, Reserve Fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2016-03-04 Loss Masaaki Noiri K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right knee to the body) 1 2:54 2015-11-21 Loss Kaew Fairtex K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship Tokyo, Japan KO (overhand left, and left head knee) 1 2:55 Fight was for K-1 -65kg Championship. 2015-09-22 Win Ren Hiramoto K-1 World GP 2015 Survival Wars Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-07-04 Win Massaro Glunder K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Extension round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 2015-04-19 Win Hiroya K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/Left hook) 1 2:45 2015-01-18 Win Kaew Fairtex K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2014-11-03 Loss Yasuomi Soda K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdowns/knees to the body) 2 2:43 2014-08-24 Win Tomihira Yoshihito Krush 45 in NAGOYA Nagoya, Japan KO (Right Cross) 2 2:23 2014-06-12 Win Thomas Adamandopoulos Krush 42 Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/Right Uppercuts) 2 2:55 2014-03-08 Win Sasaki Daizo Krush 39 Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/Left+Right Hook) 1 2:49 2013-12-14 Loss Hideaki Yamazaki Krush 35 Japan KO(Overhand Right) 1 0:47 Fight was for Krush 63kg belt. 2013-09-21 Win Takeuchi Yuji Krush 33 Japan KO (Straight Right+Left Hook) 1 2:07 Fight was for Krush 63kg title Challenger. 2013-05-12 Win Ryuji Kajiwara Krush 28 Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage/Left Hook) 3 1:50 2013-03-03 Win Sasaki Daizo Krush-IGNITION 2013 vol.2 Japan KO 1 2:19 2013-01-14 Win NOMAN Krush Grand Prix 2013 Japan KO 1 2:29 2012-12-09 Win Hidekazu Tanaka MA Japan kick BREAK-32 SEIZE Japan KO 4 0:39 MA Japan Super Lightweight Championship . 2012-09-09 Loss Hiroto Yamaguchi Krush YOUTH GP 2012 63 kg the first round Japan KO(Left Hook) 2 2:01 2012-07-15 Loss Sho Ogawa MA Japan kick KICK GUTS 2012 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-06-03 Win Kazuma MA Japan kick ~ KICK BOXING Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-03-18 Win Wajo MA Japan kick BREAK-24 SAGITTARIUS Japan KO 3 0:39 2011-11-20 Win Black Dragon MA Japan kick BREAK-24 SAGITTARIUS Japan KO 1 2:38 2011-10-09 Win Chibi Futoshi MA Japan kick BREAK-18 Sils Japan KO 1 1:35 2011-08-28 Win Kohei Ishigaki BRAVE HEARTS 17 Japan KO 1 2:25 2011-07-18 Win Kensuke Fujita MA 2011 Rookie tournament quarter-finals Japan KO 3 0:43 2011-05-29 Win Satoru Hashimoto MA 2011 Rookie tournament final 16 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-02-27 Win Kazuma MA Japan kick BREAK-10 DICE Japan KO 1 0:59 2010-09-20 Draw Ryusuke Takeoka MA Japan kick battle Japan Decision Draw 3 3:00 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0–1	Charles Bennett	TKO (Punches)	Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016	September 25, 2016	1	0:07	Saitama, Japan

References

1. "K-1 The Championship: Title Fights Breakdown". Jay Jauncey. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
2. "K-1 Japan 65kgs [sic] Tournament Results". Jay Jauncey. 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
3. "K-1 Japan -65kg Japan Tournament Results". Dave Walsh. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
4. Jay Jauncey. "K-1 WGP 2015 70kgs [sic] Live Results and Stream". liverkick.com.
5. "The Official LiverKick.com Rankings". Dave Walsh. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2016-04-30.